National Chicken Council President Mike Brown responds to the USDA's new proposed rule, 'Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems.'
NCC estimates that on an annual basis, over 200 million servings of this product will be lost, 500–1000 people will lose their jobs, and the annual cost to industry is significantly higher than USDA’s estimates.
The EPA’s proposed rule would revise the effluent limitations guidelines for wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processing and rendering facilities.